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Starting a marquee hire business is a fantastic entrepreneurial opportunity to become self-employed and enjoy the freedom of being your own boss. Plus, it provides variety as no customer will come with the same requirements for their specific event. Marquees provide an alternative to your usual venues and create a sense of style all their own, bringing a special quality which standard venues cannot bring. For those looking for marquees for more of a business purpose, marquees provide the business owner with an affordable option which comes with a lot of flexibility. When starting a marquee hire business there are aspects to consider and DIY Marquees have both the experience plus a variety of options of marquee sizes, types and accessories to help you to choose the best Premium tents for sale.

DIY marquees stand out from the competitors for the way in which they assist marquee hire companies coupled with their extensive range of high-quality and durable Professional tents for sale which, if you are thinking of starting your marquee hire business, would provide you with excellent options for any occasion or event. DIY Marquee can advise on every facet of marquees from flooring, go lighting, décor, as well as how to add heating and electricity. Buyers can be assured they will receive the most honest and good quality advice to help them business their grow and succeed.

If, as a buyer, you are wondering “What size of marquee do I need?” then all you need do is reach out to DIY for assistance. The main thing to do is decide what size(s) of marquee you require. Once you have established this, then you can decide which range of marquee(s) would be most suitable for your business.

There are several considerations to be made, including size of the garden, or space. If space is limited or if the garden is an awkward size, consider using more than one marquee which can be connected to cover the full area. Multiple marquees require additional planning however DIY Marquees professionals can answer all your queries regarding the most effective and efficient methods of joining marquees. If you need help in picturing the layout of a marquee, use the interactive marquee planner where you can experiment with various layouts. The is also a size guide which can be found on the website which will assist buyers to find the right size marquees. Once the decision regarding sizes is made, it will be easier to decide on which type of marquees you are in the market for.

One extra aspect to consider when starting your marquee hire business, is how to electrify the area in the most effective way. This will enable you to support your clients when it comes time for them to set their marquees up for their business event or for parties where plug points are required for things such as heating, lighting, sound, catering and so on. DIY offers Marquee Electrical Courses which is a one-day workshop, specifically aimed at those working in the Marquee& Events industry. Candidates will be guided through best practises in installing electrical and lighting systems in short-term structures for events, including how to steer clear of some obvious, and some not so obvious, pitfalls.

The rain in Spain (and France) can be a pain

One of the joys of running DIY Marquees is I get to chat to people from geographical areas that I have no experience of. When I ran a marquee hire business the area we covered was as compact as we could make it (for obvious logistical reasons) so it’s great hearing about other people’s experiences especially if it’s something I can share to others on this blog.

It’s fair to say that France and other parts of Europe have had a bit of rain recently. Torrential rain is always a headache in the marquee industry, it’s a pain dealing with wet equipment and a party is always better in the sun than rain.

From a waterproofing point of view rain shouldn’t be an issue however the weakest point will always be a join -this is why nearly all DIY marquees use roofs that are all in one piece. Providing guttering has been fitted correctly and tested then it should cope with all but the most extremes of downfalls.

Something that has been highlighted in discussions with some customers in both France and Spain recently is what about the run off from other buildings? Whilst most houses in the UK have guttering that is often not the case in other parts of Europe or even on outbuildings or barns here in the UK.

If you are putting a marquee up against any building then it is always wise to look at what would happen if it rained – could the water run off the building? If so where will it go? Could it overload a guttering system (theirs or yours)? If you use roofs that come in sections (as I say, our main marquees don’t have this problem) then will this compromise the waterproof integrity of the join?

In relation to how often this situation may arise this is a minor issue, it is however something you as a professional marquee hirer should be aware of, it is much better to learn from our experience or those of our customers rather than make the same mistake yourself.

If in doubt then as always, take some photographs and email them to us – we’ll happily advise as best we can.

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Uplighters and marquee spotlights are becoming more popular but require a professional to fit and so unsuitable for the DIY market. Similarly buying lightweight globe lights whilst excellent in small walkways or gazebos are not powerful enough to light marquees of any serious size as each bulb is limited to 25 watts.

Options for marquee lighting. There are many different marquee lighting for sale and each come with their own pros and cons. The most popular option in commercial marquee for sale are chandeliers (gold or otherwise), they give a good quantity and quality of light and from an erectors point of view relatively easy to fit which means they can also be used and fitted by any domestic user.

Strings of festoon lighting offer a perfect solution for those wanting to light any size of marquee. They give flexibility in the power of lighting supplied but can also be used discretely behind an interior roof lining. They are available for sale with a dimmer system and can usually take any dimmable bulb up to 100W for greatest flexibility.

How to erect a marquee on hard standing?

The easiest way to erect a marquee is on grass using a tie down kit to hold it in place but sometimes a marquee has to go up on hard surfaces. With our DIY Marquees heavy duty marquees for sale (and indeed most quality marquees) this isn’t a problem as long as you fit groundbars. Groundbars don’t hold the marquee down but they do make it more rigid – imagine the marquee as a box, securing the bottom line makes it a much stronger and more rigid box.

When erecting a marquee on hard standing:

Look around the site, if the marquee is to be erected on a patio often there are flower beds or other soft surfaces to gain anchoring points from and just use longer tie downs.

Assuming there is no existing anchoring point the remaining options are heavy weights or drilling in to the ground.

Drilling is usually only an option on car parks or old tennis courts (be sure to fill the holes afterwards with an appropriate filler).

Concrete blocks or sand bags can be used as weights but my preference is water butts. These are light to carry round but you only fill them up once they are strapped to the marquee (this does rely on having a hosepipe on site).

When using weights strap them directly to the marquee, having them a distance away just gives the weight room to drag slightly and then it’s lost most of its use.

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